text_original: 133 134 THE DAWN OF MEDIEVAL EUROPE In the disturbed conditions of the time it is not strange that literature and art should have decayed and various foolish superstitions grown up. Theology had filled the East with controversy, but religion was at a low ebb, and the moral standard of the clergy was thoroughly unsatisfactory.
text_transcription: IN THE DISTURBED CONDITIONS OF THE TIME IT IS NOT STRANGE THAT LITERATURE AND ART SHOULD HAVE DECAYED AND VARIOUS FOOLISH SUPERSTITIONS GROWN UP THEOLOGY HAD FILLED THE EAST WITH CONTROVERSY BUT RELIGION WAS AT A LOWEB AND THE MORAL STANDARD OF THE CLERGY WAS THOROUGHLY UNSATISFACTORY
phonemes: wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi θɹˈiː wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi fˈɔːɹ ðə dˈɔːn ʌv mˈɛdɪˌiːvəl jˈʊɹɹəp ɪnðə dɪstˈɜːbd kəndˈɪʃənz ʌvðə tˈaɪm ɪɾ ɪz nˌɑːt stɹˈeɪndʒ ðæt lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚ ænd ˈɑːɹt ʃˌʊdəv dᵻkˈeɪd ænd vˈɛɹiəs fˈuːlɪʃ sˈuːpɚstˈɪʃənz ɡɹˈoʊn ˈʌp. θɪˈɑːlədʒi hæd fˈɪld ðɪ ˈiːst wɪð kˈɑːntɹəvˌɜːsi, bˌʌt ɹᵻlˈɪdʒən wʌz æɾə lˈoʊ ˈɛb, ænd ðə mˈɔːɹəl stˈændɚd ʌvðə klˈɜːdʒi wʌz θˈʌɹoʊli ʌnsˌæɾɪsfˈæktɚɹi.